Art Forms books

A richly illustrated mini-monograph on the artist Maeve Gilmore (1917-1983) whose life and work has been overshadowed...  Read More >>

Unraveling what an American slice-of-life film can still tell us after 50 years  Read More >>

This authoritative volume offers a new perspective on the paintings of the Dutch Golden Age, authored by one of...  Read More >>

Asks what performance can do to expand representations of becoming a mother. Using mimesis, liveness, and digital...  Read More >>

Start drawing right away with Big School of Drawing Quick-Start Pad: Beginner Basics, the hands-on, tear-out pad...  Read More >>

A lavishly illustrated volume is the authoritative biography of a consummate self-portraitist and a riveting depiction...  Read More >>

A lavishly illustrated volume is the authoritative biography of a consummate self-portraitist and a riveting depiction...  Read More >>

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This book offers a reading of Montaigne's Essais through the prism of visual art, chiefly the notion of 'design'...  Read More >>

The untold, intimate story of how three young visionaries--Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg--revolutionized...  Read More >>

A whimsical monograph dedicated to the first museum exhibition of Othello's vibrant, playful and spiritually charged...  Read More >>

Liu Shiming (1926 - 2010) is a revered Chinese artist whose works have had a distinct impact on the course of modern...  Read More >>

The idea underlying this Element is that a historical text is a translation of past events. Translating His-stories...  Read More >>

This Element compares the 1951 Festival of Britain with the 2022 Unboxed Festival to explore both continuities and...  Read More >>

Rediscovering Croatian post-war art This book is the first major study of Edita Schubert's art published outside...  Read More >>

The volume presents the professional biography and oeuvre of French-American artist Arman 1954–1974 that addresses...  Read More >>

A visual love letter to the food carts, market stalls, and sidewalk entrepreneurs that give New York City its flavor,...  Read More >>

A beautifully illustrated look at the works of Anni Albers with a focus on the architectural dimensions of her work...  Read More >>

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The idea underlying this Element is that a historical text is a translation of past events. Translating His-stories...  Read More >>

This Element compares the 1951 Festival of Britain with the 2022 Unboxed Festival to explore both continuities and...  Read More >>

This book explores how contemporary craftspeople, artists and other creatives identifying as LGBTQ+ use craft materials...  Read More >>

The Ends of Art Studies explores the goals and limitations of fin de siècle art studies (Kunstwissenschaft) as a...  Read More >>

Published on the occasion of Shirin Neshat's first major solo exhibition, this volume spans the multi-disciplinary...  Read More >>

You've bought the album, you've been to the Eras Tour, now it's time to adorn your body with art inspired by your...  Read More >>